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Bischoff, who in 1976 told Paul Karlstrom: \u201cI\u2019m still supporting myself by teaching,\u201d had only two one man shows before his first New York show at Staempfli Gallery in 1960, including a 1955 show at the Paul Kantor Gallery in Los Angeles from which nothing sold. In contrast, leading artists in New York benefitted from a booming art market. For example, Willem de Kooning\u2019s 1959 New York show sold out on the first day, bringing in about $150,000 (about $1.2 million dollars today, when adjusted for inflation).<\/p>\n

Of course, de Kooning was a sensation, but many other New York artists sold well while California artists struggled. In this situation, decently paying teaching jobs were a rare and precious commodity. When it was rumored in 1955 that David Park had been offered $10,000 per year to teach at UC Berkeley, artist Nathan Oliveira \u2013 who at the time was earning $2.50 per hour teaching art 18 hours per week \u2013 thought that Park had been given \u201cthe opportunity of a lifetime.\u201d As it turns out, Park\u2019s actual starting annual salary was $5,300.00.<\/p>\n

Elmer Bischoff
Seated Figure in Garden
1958
Oil on canvas
47 \u00be \u00d7 56 3\/4in.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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